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To the Inveterate and Ungodly part of 
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IN the foregoing or former treatise of the 
Messenger, formed upon time and education, 
&c., with a small light to view the advantage 
which arises from learning and trades, in that 
we discovered such a large and beautiful field, 
apparently decorated with a great variety of 
trees, plants and flowers, ^c. but at the ap- 
proach of the evening shades, we were obliged 
to withdraw, with a promise to return to the 
field again, and venture therein somewhat far- 
ther — -and to bring therefrom some of its pro- 
ductions, fruits and flowers, that others may 
taste, smell, and view tbem. So that they may 
be induced to travel the same field, and bring 
therefrom fruits, that may be good for the sons 
and daughters of the rising generation of the 
children of men. 

Now, with the help of God, we shall endea- 
vour to take a slight view of mankind in his 
original state, and his travels through life, to- 



gether with liis end. In the beginning, God 
formed man from the dnst of the earth, or as 
in other words, day, but there was no life in 
him, until God breathed into his nostrils the 
breath of life and he became a living soul. — 
Therefore the Lord was pleased to place him 
in a happy station, with wholesome laws and 
liberty. After some short time, God created 
woman, after the likeness of man, and givetli 
her to the man Adam, for his help-mate, and 
for his happiness, agreeable to his request — 
and there was all things added to them, that is. 
if they had only kept the commandments » 
God, thjey might have been happy forever, as 
all men and wives ought to be. 

But sin, that dreadful ocean, encompassed 
them around while the tide still divided them 
from Canaan's happy land. But those three 
dreadful monsters, who made their appearance 
in the world, soon after the creation of man, 
or at the time that the law was violated, those 
three devourers, has from thenceforward, and 
will continue to make great destruction and ra- 
vage upon all the living, and will until Gabriel's 
last awful trump shall sound, they have, and 
will contpier all things that is under the sun. 
They have conquered great and powerful na- 
tions, they have concpiered empires and kings, 
and powerful monarchs; yea, they conquer the 



rich and the poor, the great and the small, the 
old and young, the tjTant and his slave. 1 say 
tliose three combined powers will take you at 
an unexpected hour, and bind you head and 
feet, and there shall none be able to help you; 
and tbose delicate bodies, which you have taken 
so much pains with, to feed, to clothe and to 
decorate, to make them appear conspicuous in 
the sight of dying men. But they have forgot 
the Lord of hosts, who giveth every good and 
perfect gift; but my respected readers will 
please let this one remark sink deep in yoiu' 
hearts, that is, soon and shortly, tliose delicate 
bodies and active limbs, shall be crumbled with 
the clods of the valley, and to its mother earth 
again; therefore prepare to meet God, because 
your never-dying souls will then take its de- 
parture from the body and must stand before 
the bar of God, the great Judge of all things, 
in a world of spirits. It is there, all your con- 
duct through life, shall be openly made known; 
it is there, we shall receive our reward, whether 
good or evil. So it becometh well for us to do 
unto all men, as we would like them to do unto 
us. 

Adam and Eve in the garden of Paradise, at 
the coming of the r4ord, they had sinned, were 
naked and ashamed, and strove to hide their 
/nakedness with iig-leaves, and aihong the trees 



6 

of the garden, There are many Christians in 
this our day, wlio are in a siniiJar condition to 
Adam and Eve. You had better comply with 
the terfus of tlie gospel; the Lord, whose ways 
are past finding out, and who knows all our acts, 
deeds and thougrhts before they are formed, he 
quickly knew they had violated his holy law; 
notwithstanding the Lord in mercy consoled 
them; and after that he pronounced unto them 
the sorrow, the trouble and misery, which 
shoiJd from thenceforward, befall the disobe- 
dient of all people; yet the Lord m his goodness, 
granted power unto men, to rule over all the 
wonderful works «)f his hands, which he created 
upon the face of the whole earth — over the cat- 
tle upon a thousand hills — over all the beasts of 
the forest and sheep of the pastures, and fowls 
of the air, and fishes of the sea, and all those 
which walloweth in the briney ocean; all trees 
and herbs and vegetations — they w ere all made 
for the use of mankind, to use all those things, 
and not to abuse them, but use them with 
thankfulness, knowing that the three above 
mentioned monsters will devour you with all 
those good things, ^c. — yes, all the human fa- 
mily must return to earth, from which it is 
composed, ^'c. — yes, every soul that breathes 
the breath of life is earthly — they are formed 
of clay, either red or yellow clay, black or 



white olay with other colours — the word of God. 
says, dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thoa 
return; and all men shall die, and after death 
shall come to judgment. 

God was graciously pleased in the creation of 
all tilings — to beautify them with a variety of 
colours, sizes, shape, 5jc. Take a view of the 
planetary system if you please, behold the Sun 
with all its force, its powers, and virtues, and 
strength, <&c. See the Moon^ in the fulfilment 
of its many useful and noble offices, with the 
number of carectors, with the many signs, ^c. 
from the change to the full, t^e. Cast your 
eyes upon the stars, they appear beautiful and 
bright, they are the mariner's guide and the 
shepherd's joy, and glory of many others — 
from whence cometh the clouds and vapours, 
thunder and lightning, stormy wind and rain, 
snow and hail, seed time and harvest, the bread, 
the water, and our clothing, our health and 
strength, with our lives, ^c. It is the Lord that 
giveth all these things, and he can take them 
from us in a moment of time, therefore serve 
the Lord; he formed the world unknown, he 
gives the seas their bounds, tlie watery worlds 
are all his own, and all the solid ground. 

All the above and manifold works of the 
Lord, they fulfil their different duties in har- 



mony and love; but O wicked men, you are 
caijed upon to examine yourselves, and know 
wliether you are performing tlie duties for which 
you were created, knowing that you are the 
higlily favoured works of liis hands, and there 
is much required of you, and if you do continue 
in well doing, and fulfilling your duty towards 
God and man, there is a choice promise for you; 
it is an inheritance in that lieavenly Jerusalem, 
and a seat in our Father's kingdom, in that 
twelve gated city, which is guarded by angels, 
and none hut the holy and pure in heart dwells 
there, no sin can be admitted therein. 

It becometli all men to do justice and show 
mercy — you may have read, or heard of that 
ancient city, namely, Jerusalem. It was foimd- 
ed under the reign of the third king of Israel, 
namely, Solomon. We are informed, that was 
a wonderful, rich and large well regulated, and 
a flourishing city, there was none to be com- 
pared with that city throughout all the land of 
of Judea, neither before nor since — and the 
temple of the living God was therein, and there 
they praised and glorified his holy name, from 
the king down to the lowest order, and while 
they continued faithfully in the ser> ice of the 
living God, it went well with them, but when 
they,forsaked the true God, and worshipped 
idols, it went ill with them. 



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The temple of the Lord — this t'^mple was 
erected upon twelve foundations, and was de- 
corated with twelve rows of the finest and most 
beautiful stones. They were placed at a dis- 
tance from each other with great regularity and 
judgment, so that they beautified the temple 
completely; so that travellers at a far distance 
could see the light, the lustre and the brigut- 
ness of those stones. The first row was jasper, 
the second sapphire, the third chalcedoney, the 
fourth an emerald, the fifth a sardonix, the sixth 
sardus, the seventh chrysolite, tht^ eighth beryl, 
the ninth, the topaz, which is a native of Afri- 
ca, and its prefiguratiou is, that God is no re- 
specter of persons, and that it is his will that 
they shall partake of the blessings of this world 
and of that which is to come; the tenth stone 
a chrysoprosus, the eleventh, a jacinth, and the 
twelfth an amethyst; this concludes the num- 
ber of the tw elve stones, the twelve gates, the 
twelve tribes, the twelve apostles; and it is 
more than twelve thousand sermons, and the 
sound thereof is gone out into all the w orld, in- 
viting of sinners to come to the Lord,, and he 
that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; 
he that believeth not, shall be damned. 

In all this we neither see, nor read, nor hear 
any particular remarks relative to colour, save 
that whicii stands recorded in the l)ook of Num- 



JO 

bers, 12 Chapter, and the 2d Book of Kings, 
5th Chapter, vei. 20. And again, king Solo- 
mon sa> s, ''- I am hlack but comely." This may 
sufiiee lor a ^vhile; in the same time we will take 
a walk in our own gardens now, as there was 
a liint dropped relative to the idolatious Jews; 
for as much as we need not go to Jerusalem to 
worship God, since he can and may be found 
in ail places. We need not go to the land of 
the heathen to search out idolators, and a num- 
ber of other abominations. The following is 
the real productions of our own soil and gar- 
dens; murderej's, thieves and dnmkards; liars, 
fornicators and adultci'ers; false swearing and 
evil speaking; cheating and defrauding; oppres- 
sion and traffic in human flesh, keeping them 
in bondage, slavery and ignorance, half stan ed 
and naked; hard lal)our night and day, and oft 
times the Sabbath is spent in labour, ^'c. with- 
out any reward to sweeten their labours — divi- 
sions in families, and disobedient children, and 
a number of other evils and idols, ^c. may pro- 
fess to serve the living God, and yet they fol- 
low idols. 

It is said, while Solomon was king of Judea, 
there was a great confederacy betw ecu him and 
Hiram, the king of Tyre, and that there is a 
secret in their possession, that the general bulk 



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of mankind have not obtained, and it cannot be 
obtained without money; and the inost pleasing 
part of the human family, namely the fens ale, 
have neither part nor lot in the matter, money 
or no money. This is a mystery, and it is pro- 
nounced a very bad note, and will not pass in 
this enlightened and gospel day; it might have 
been current under the slar-light of the Law. 
We are informed, that Solomon worshipped 
many idols; it is likely that this is one of them, 
and it becometh the people of God to be very 
cautious, and not to participate therewith; but 
let that be as it may, we know that all the first 
proprietors thereof, is crumbled with the clods 
of the vallev. and their never-dyinsr souls is in 
a vast eternity, and we know not since which 
period, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has 
came into the world t© save sinners: and free 
salvation is offered to every nation, tongue and 
people under heaven, without money and with- 
out price, his promise is all-sufficient for every 
believing soul. 

And if your ears refuse the language of his 
grace, and hearts grow hardened like the stub- 
born Jews, that unbelieving race; the Loid in 
vengeance drest, will lift his hand and swear, 
as you despised my oifered rest, ye shall have 
no portion there. O Jerusalem, there is more 
difterencc between the temporal and the spiri- 



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tual Jerusalem than there is hetwecn a sim- 
shiriy day, and a dark cloudy night. It must 
be a very desirable thing to become an inhabi- 
tant of that ji'lorious city, since it is none but 
the righteous can abide there. The prophet 
Jeremiah sums up all the human family, and 
calls them in the following language: Earth, 
Earth, Earth, hear the word of the Lord, as 
though he beseeched you in the name of the 
Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

They who are not spiritually-minded may 
inquire, what gave rise or cause to the prophet 
to be interested, and call upon the earth in the 
above language, and the answer is as follows: 
because the spirit of the Lord was upon him, 
and he saw the wickedness of earth, and abomi- 
nations thereof, like unto what is prevalent in this 
our day. There is another dark and human 
evjj in the land; it has been remarked by some 
of the wise, that the population increased very 
fast — and there is a mixed multitude; how hap- 
pened that saying, the answer is as follows: — 
It appears they were all of a dark hue at first, 
how has this great change taken place? Is it 
from the climate ? No. Has oppression and hard 
labour done it? No; I fear it is sin, that has done 
it, that abominable and cursed evil, namely, 
adultery; not satisfied with trading and traftick- 
ing in human ttcsh, but living in adultery with 



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them, till tired of them, then sell them and 
their own children into ahjeet bondage. The 
very act of* adultery \vas death by the Jewish 
laws, but it is now threefold worse, because the 
Jews committed it under the moon-light of the 
law, and it is committed now, under the sun- 
shine of the gospel. The Jews committed it 
with their equals, and it is committed now with 
the degraded slave; from such wickedness good 
Lord deliver us. The prophet was moved by 
the same spirit that Noah was, when he built 
the ark; he was moved by the same spirit that 
moved .Abraham, to offer his only son as a sa- 
sacrifice to God, by faith; the same spirit that 
Jacob, who wrestled with an angel until he be- 
came acquainted with his name and nature; the 
same spirit remained with Joseph, while in 
1^ gypt; the same spirit was upon Moses, when 
he preferred to suffer afflictions with the people 
of God, than* to dwell in the courts of Egypt, 
and there be called the son of Pharoah's dauo:h- 
ter; that wicked king, that lover of slavery, that 
great oppressor, who refused to let the people 
of the Lord go free, and serve the Lord. You 
may view his end; as all those who follow the 
same wicked practice will meet with a similar 
end, only ten fold worse, by reason of the gos- 
pel privileges. 

My respected renders, will please peruse 
with carejulness, and with the understand- 



14 

«w^, the 22nd Chapter of the Prophesy of 
Ezekiel; an inspired servant of the moHt hish 
God. The predictions of the prophets was 
not (miff pronounced against the land of Ju- 
dah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, hut 
they stand good for all nations and people, 
so long as the world shall stand — where there 
is similar wickedness pre vai tin S!"^ there shall 
be greater punishments and miser tf upon all 
such nations and people. 

Aaron was moved by the same spirit; so m as 
Caleb, Joshua and Samuel; the same spirit was 
with kini; David. Now let us pause here a 
while, in the midst of these good men, and see 
if we have done all things well, to the best of 
our knowledge; we bear the title of Christians, 
we have done many good deeds, and given alms, 
^c. there has been and is still much doing, to 
aid the Greeks, and there's missionaries gone 
out among the heathen, to promulgate the gos- 
pel of Jesus Christ; it is very good. There is 
much done for the Indians, to atone for their 
sufferings, they may travel tlirough the Union, 
under a strong protection, without molestation; 
this is also good; the right hand of fellowship 
is received by the Jews, all Europe is received 
with pleasure and cordiality, and their oifenders 
is even protected, this is excellent fruit to be 
be gathered from a christian land, and it calls 



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for much applause. It is true indeed, that there 
is a oTt at deal doing, and very much left undone, 
which will he to the shame, to the sorrow and to 
the pain of many in a coming day; the Lord is 
a just God, and cannot behold sin with the least 
degree of allowance. It is a violation of any 
Christian laws, to steal, or to sell, or purchase 
stolen property or goods of any kind, and who- 
soever is found guilty in such cases, the same 
is tried and punished for the offence. Then 
how is it that great men, and wise statesmen, 
and ministers of the gospel, and others, toge- 
ther with the laws, and their own consciences 
and feelings, forbear crying against all these 
evils? How can they be asleep to such abomi- 
nation, to see, to hear of, and to read the ac, 
counts of the barbarity of a part of the human 
family, and the purchased of the blood of Christ? 
O wretched man, who shall deliver us from this 
body of sin and death? They are stolen from 
their mother country, and stowed away on ship 
board, treated like brutes, and many are thrown 
overboard alive, to avoid detection. They are 
purchased with a full knowledge, how and from 
whence they came, their suffering has exceeded 
two centuries. It commenced when the world 
was in gross darkness, but now the light is come, 
O man, and there is no excuse for your cruelty. 
They can scarce go from city to city, from place 
to place, if it is even upon spiritual matters, and 



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to visit their friends, but they are molested, in- 
sulted, abused, and often times ini]>risoned, and 
continued to be hunted like the beast of the fo- 
rest, or partridge upon the mountains; yes, and 
that in a f iiristian world, whose motto is liber- 
ty, ^c. It is those, with a number of other sin- 
ful acts, that caused the men of God to break 
out in the above language. " TiU'n and live, for 
why will ye die, ^c." 

Solomon felt the same spii'it; it was with Jo- 
siah, and all the good men until the coming of 
Christ, which was the fulfilment of the law, and 
the ushering in of the .U'ospel, which is free for 
all nations and people, he wrought many won- 
derful miracles, he preached and reached thirty 
and three years; he suffered tmd took his flight 
to glory; he has left great encouragement to all 
those that live and die faithful, in Christ Jesus 
our Lord. All the Apostles and disciples was 
moved by the same i^pirit; a Peter and a Paul; 
they cried against all manner of sin. — 'i'he 
spirit moved an Asbury, a Wesley, a Fktcber, 
a Rogers, a Schofield, a Shnw, a Whitfield, 
and an Allen, who liave toiled and laboured 
night and day, in heat and cold, wrt and dry, 
through much weakness and pain, tiirough evil 
reports as well as good, and with false brethren, 
and with uncultivated people, whom he found on 
the commons, and in the streets and alleys, and 



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elsewhere; and many are now become God's 
people, and followers of the meek and lowly 
Lamb; and the Lord abundantly blessed his la- 
bom-s. Through grace, he is bound to remain 
in the service of King Jesus, so long as life is 
spared; and after that he is sm*e of his bounty 
and reward. 

An Osbond was moved by the same spirit, a 
MTaley, a Grover, a Jones, and S. Allen, a 
good man, went through perils by sea, to the 
mansions above; a Brown, a Miller, and a Glou- 
cester. There are thousands of other good men, 
who have warned you again and again, against 
every evil and sinful act, and yet you will not 
turn to the Lord and live; they will be swift 
witnesses against you in the Judgment day. — 
All ye kings and rulers of the earth, ye judges 
and great men, even to the most inferior offi- 
cers, it is unto you great power is given, to rule 
and govern, to manage and protect all people, 
who is under their dominion, and that to the 
Jionour, and to the glory of the most high God; 
therefore take care, take care, take care, as there 
is much given unto you, also there will be 
much required of you, O ye men of God, wo, 
wo, wo, be unto you, if ye warn not the people. 
Unto all priests and clergymen, pastors, elders 
and deacons, and all ye located men, and heads 
of families; each one of you, examine well first 



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yourselves, and then all that is placed under 
your care, and know that your conduct is agree- 
able to the will of the Lord, before whose bar 
we shall all appear, and all those who are de- 
termined to live to the glory of God, are in the 
service of King Jesus; there is no end to his 
reign, his kingdom endureth for ever and ever. 
He commands that swords shall be turned, or 
beaten into ploughshares, and spears into prun- 
ing hooks, and that the lion and the lamb shall 
dwell together, and the leopard and the calf, the 
wolf and the kid shall lie down together. 

The Christian's weapons of war are not car- 
nal, but mighty through faith, which is in Jesus 
Christ our Lord, in destroying of the strong 
holds of Satan and dispersing of the works of 
darkness, and to shew forth the gi*eat and won- 
derful works of the most high God; yes, they are 
enlisted under the royal banner of love, sword 
of prayer, and helmet of faith, and shod with 
gospel grace; these, with the king: on the Chris- 
tian's side, they will defy all the powers of dark- 
ness, and will be able to stand bold, when the 
world is on fire. A word to the bigot and self- 
wise, if this should by chance fall into your 
hand, remember Solomon's words, there are 
persons who know every thing, and every bo- 
dy's business, and condemn every thing after 
their own judgment — take care, take care, who- 
soever you be, O man, and you had better pre- 



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pare for death and judgment, for God will surely 
judge you before long. Such a person is often- 
times more ignorant than a goose, and less use- 
ful, because it will make good food for men, 
and beds for his rest, ^c. and through the me- 
dium of their quills, much news is conveyed 
from all quarters of the globe. They may be 
very justly compared to a wild ass colt, head- 
strong and unruly, and has to be governed by 
bridles and bits, ^c. It is well for you to be 
careful, or you will likely stumble over your 
bundle of conceit, head foremost into torment; 
as there is more hope of a fool than for such per- 
sons. Again, a word to youth of both sexes; 
refrain from all bad and giddy company, be in- 
dustrious, live honest, treat every person with 
respect, particularly the aged and grey headed: 
strive above all things, to love and serve the 
true and living God, love and obey your parents, 
for they have done much for you; do nothing 
to cause them to fret, as it is sinful, be frugal 
in your dress, make but little or no use of spi- 
rituous, liquors, and be faithful in all things in 
this world, and the God of love will preserve 
and keep you throughout time, and save you in 
eternity, through Jesus Christ our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen. 

A MESSENGER 



20 

P.S. — As time and means have not permitted 
the full investigation of this large field, and 
there being many parts yet untrodden and un- 
seen, I have therefore some thoughts of making 
another trip; if so, 1 will strive to let you know, 
with the help of God, so as to give you an op- 
portunity to go with me if you please: if not, I'll 
endeavour to describe some of the particulars 
to you for the sake of your souls, as they are in 
much danger, these three monsters being close 
at hand, and almost at the thresholds of your 
doors; they will tear the husband from the wife, 
and the father from his children; the tyrant 
from his slave, and the slave from his suffering. 
These three, as stern officers, shall bring all 
mankind before the judgment seat of the King 
of kings, and when Gabriel's awful trump shall 
sound, the nations that have been lying dead 
for thousands of years, their dusty bodies shall 

rise and come to judgement. Then hear 

the word of the Loid, as we are living under 
the last dispensation — at the appearance of that 
great and mighty angel — all things will end!!! 
Then those three monsters will be fully satis- 
fied; tliey will rest — namely, time, sin ^ death! 
They shall have no power over the righteous 
and those who liave lived free from all the evils 
which is forbidden in the holy law, and have 
continued in grace fulfilling of our duties to all 



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mankind, and die triumpliinp: in the faith which 
was in Christ Jesus our Lord and Saviour. All 
those shall be cauglit up into the kingdom at the 
first sound of the trumpet, and there to rejoice 
for ever and ever. But O, where shall the sin- 
ner and the ungodly appear? Ther«* shall be a 
line of distinction drawn in that awful day, be- 
tween the righteous and the wicked, the latter 
shall be termed goats, yea, all and every one 
who is guilty of any one of the above mention- 
ed evils, or any other sinful acts, they shall not 
stand in the congregation of the righteous, but 
shall stand at the left hand of the great king of 
glory, there to receive their awful sentence, with- 
out respect or partiality, the rich and the poor 
the great and the small, the young and the old, 
the white and the black, th e gaudy and the gayj 
they shall all go away into utter darkness, where 
there is weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth, 
and into the lake that burneth with fire and 
brimstone, for ever and ever — never to return 
again. 

This is free without reward or fee. 



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